The Writing and Selling Your Screenplay Packet is here!

 

John has put together a packet of documents, paradigms, lists and information designed to help you in your quest to write and sell a screenplay.  It is a thorough booklet of over 80 pages that contains the following:

 

Inspiration, Discipline and Mentoring Information

 

Best Film Books - we all need as much help as we can get

 

101 Best Screenplays to Read - you got to read a lot to see how the pros do it

 

Major Writing Teaching Paradigms Visual - the paradigms of all the great writing teachers compared

 

Hollywood Main Essential Structure Notes Visual

 

Screenwriting Paradigms Compared (thorough doc comparing structure views of major teachers like McKee, Snyder, etc...)

 

Structure and Character - explains the difference

 

Paradigm Example of Essential Structure of All Great Films

 

ScriptStructure - a more thorough paradigm

 

"Devil Wears Prada" Break Down - a simple breakdown of its acts

 

"The Graduate" 3 Act Structure Breakdown

 

JOSS WHEDON’S THE AVENGERS AND THE THREE-ACT STRUCTURE

 

Three Act Structure of Moulin Rouge

 

Three Act Structure and Titanic

 

Bridemaids Stucture in Paradigm

 

Bridesmaids Structure Explained

 

BeatSheet Snyder - his breakdown of what scripts must do

 

Rising Complications Chart - to use to list how you are going to raise the stakes in your film

 

Mythic Paradigm - from Joseph Campbell

 

Mythic Paradigm Explained - what each section means in mythology

 

Myth and Character - understanding mythological characters is extremely helpful to your modern day writing

 

How To Write Great Characters - a through outline on how to write your characters

 

Creating Characters, Questionnaire, Development and Exercises

 

Additional Character Questionnaire - questions to ask your characters to help define them

 

Sub Plot Diagram - shows how to design our subplots

 

"Eye of the Needle" Sub Plot Paradigm

 

GAP - definition and diagram

 

Bridesmaids Beat Sheet - a breakdown of beats in this film

 

UP Beat Sheet - a breakdown of beats in this film

 

Beat Sheet Reaction - shows good cause and effect in writing and how to outline it

 

Main Beat Outline for Feature – just the major beats outlined here

 

More Flushed Out Outline for Feature

 

TV Pilot Beat Sheet

 

TV Pilot Outline

 

Initial Pitch for TV Series

 

WRITING GOOD SCENES - a thorough outline on how to write good scenes and what each scene must have

 

SCENE BIBLE TEMPLATE - a chart designed to help you design your scenes before you write them

 

WRITING DIALOG - a thorough outline on writing good dialog

 

The Antagonist and The Negation of The Negation - a thorough examination of why you have to have the first and probably why you should have the second

 

Example 1 of The Negation of the Negation

 

Example 2 of The Negation of the Negation

 

Example 3 of The Negation of the Negation

 

Log line paradigm - Suggestions and samples on how to write log lines and pitch your story.

 

How To Write A Treatment

 

Formatting Notes - how to format your script diagram

 

How to Sell Your Screenplay

 

Literary Agent List - a list of LA agents for writers

 

HOW TO GET AN AGENT TO REP YOUR WRITING - with a list of agents

 

Sample Query Letter for Agents, Producers, etc...

 

BEST SUGGESTED FILM FESTIVALS - long list of great festivals world wide

 

Screenplay Competitions – Suggested Good Ones

Books on Film Financing - a long list on good books on the business of film

 

Writing Tips from the Masters - major writers offer lists of tips